Betzalel "Tzali" Reshef ( he, בצלאל "צלי" רשף, born 23 June 1953) is a former

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for the Labor Party between August 2002 and February 2003.

Biography

Reshef obtained a bachelor's degree in law and economics from the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

and a master's degree in law from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. He then began working as an attorney. One of the founders of

Peace Now Peace Now ( he, שלום עכשיו ''Shalom Achshav'', ) is a non-governmental organization, liberal advocacy and activist group in Israel with the aim of promoting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Objectives/position ...

, he authored a book on the organisation in 1996 entitled ''Peace Now: From the Officers' Letter to the Peace Now''. Prior to the

1999 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1999. * 1999 electoral calendar Africa * 1999 Algerian presidential election * 1999 Botswana general election * 1999 Beninese parliamentary election * 1999 Central African Republic presidential elect ...

he was placed 35th on the One Israel list (an alliance of Labor,

Meimad Meimad ( he, מימד, an acronym for ''Medina Yehudit, Medina Demokratit'' (), lit., ''Jewish State, Democratic State'') is a moderate to left-wing religious Zionist political party in Israel. Founded in 1999, it is based on the ideology of the ...

and Gesher), but failed to become a Knesset member as the alliance won only 26 seats. Although he entered the Knesset on 21 August 2002 as a replacement for

Ra'anan Cohen Ra'anan Cohen ( he, רענן כהן, born 28 February 1941) is a former Israeli politician who served as a government minister during the early 2000s. Biography Born in Baghdad in Iraq, Cohen made aliyah in 1951. During his youth he was a counse ...

, he did not contest the 2003 elections and lost his seat. He was placed ninth on the

Meretz Meretz ( he, מֶרֶצ, ) is a left-wing political party in Israel. The party was formed in 1992 by the merger of Ratz, Mapam and Shinui, and was at its peak between 1992 and 1996 when it had 12 seats. It currently has no seats in the Knesset ...

list for the

2009 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2009. * Electoral calendar 2009 * 2009 United Nations Security Council election Caribbean * 2009 Antiguan general election * 2009 Aruban general election * 2009 Caymanian constitutional referendu ...

,Meretz list
Israel Democracy Institute but the party won only three seats. He was a co-host, along with

Geulah Cohen Geulah Cohen (; 25 December 1925 – 18 December 2019) was an Israeli politician and activist who founded the Tehiya party. She won the Israel Prize in 2003. Between 1974 and 1992, she served as a member of Knesset, initially for Likud. She cha ...

, of a radio show on

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reshef, Tzali 1953 births Living people Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Harvard Law School alumni Israeli lawyers Israeli activists Israeli Labor Party politicians One Israel politicians Meretz politicians Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003) Peace Now people